Now that I’ve laid out the stats, it’s time to choose the best of the best of the year! Looking back, I’ve really gotten lazy because what do you mean I’m just highlighting monthly and seasonal faves? Lazy! So, I thought, let’s go back to how I started before! ✨️Categories + Witty Lines!✨️

To be honest, sometimes there were months when there weren’t any series I could consider “best,” so I think returning to this format feels more honest to the feature! (The same objective that started it all 12 years ago!) Yes, it’s a bit more work to check all my reads over 12 months—which I already do for stats anyway. Yes, it does require going the extra mile, but I think it’s nice to reflect on which reads/shows truly stood out! 📚✨

2024 of the Best!

• Best Couple? 💕 (Another addition to my endless one-true-pairing list
  — Na Haseo and Bom Taeha (Tears on a Withered Flower | 시든 꽃에 눈물을 )
• Best Art? 🎨 (So gorgeous, so pretty it hurts!)
  — The Baby Prisoner in the Winter Castle | 겨울성의 아기 죄수님
• Best Plot Twist? 😱 (Made me drop everything and throw shoes in shock!)
  — Projection | 프로젝션; (More like I didn’t see it coming—who is who?! Wink, wink. 😉)
• Best Villain? 😈 (The villain I love to hate!)
  — Kei Uzuki (Sakamoto Days); Like, damn—if evil, why so hot?! 🔥
• Best Character Growth? 🌱 (That glow-up you didn’t expect!)
  — Haruka Sakura (WindBreaker); Baby tsundere boy found family/friends. Tears drop. 😭💖
• Most Unputdownable? 📖✨ (The “one more chapter/ep” until it’s already 2:00 AM and my eyebags are screaming!)
  — S-Class Hunter Doesn’t Want to Be a Villainous Princess; It was actually 3:00 AM, and I was still wide awake! Also, come back from hiatus, please! 🙏
• Best Romantic Confession? 💌 (Made me scream into my pillow and slam my fists with “FINALLY!”)
  — Jahyeok to Jayu (My Introverted Boy); Epic fail date, but the flower petal moment melted me! 🥰🌸
• Best Kiss? 😘 (That smooch I’ve been waiting for ages!)
  — Haesoon and Taeha (Tears on a Withered Flower); It’s that hot! 🔥💋
• Best Male Lead? 🌟 (The swoon-worthy guy who has everything!)
  — Cardan Zeon (I Became the Tyrant’s Dishonest Advisor); Oh, he’s dishonest too, all right! 😏💎
• Best Female Lead? 👑 (Girl’s girl, rooting for you and all the best in life!)
  — Princess Agnes Saint (The Closet Fan Princess); This is so me if I were isekai’d! 🪞✨
• Best Ending? 🎬 (The series wrapped up so beautifully, I couldn’t ask for anything more!)
  — Low Tide in Twilight by Euja; I’m still here waiting for the side stories! 🥹📖

Anime: Best of the Best! 🌸🎥

• Favorite Character? 💖 (My ride-or-die fictional fam that I root so hard for!)
  — Haruka Sakura and Hajime Umemiya (WindBreaker)
• Best Animation? ✨🎥 (That one with many “Absolute Cinema” moments!)
  — Dandadan
• Best Opening Song? 🎵🎶 (Favorite banger that’s been on loop all year!)
  — Abyss by Yungblud (Kaijuu No. 8) 🔥🎧
• Best Shoujo/Josei? 🌸💔 (The romance series that made me swoon, cry, and question my own love life!)
  — Yubisaki to Renren
• Best Shounen/Seinen? ⚔️💥 (The action so hyped I rewatched it a hundred times!)
  — Kaijuu No. 8

Anime I’m Looking Forward to in 2025! 🔮🎉

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season, Dr. Stone: Science Future, Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon 2nd Season, Sakamoto Days, Honey Lemon Soda, Wind Breaker Season 2, Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, Jigokuraku 2nd Season, “Oshi no Ko” 3rd Season, Boku no Hero Academia: Final Season, Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku.

Let’s hope the next year brings even more amazing reads and shows! 🥂🌟